CreateEntityRequest Class

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Contains the data that is needed to create a custom entity, and optionally, to add it to a specified unmanaged solution.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk (in Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DataContractAttribute(Namespace:="https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")> _
Public NotInheritable Class CreateEntityRequest
    Inherits OrganizationRequest

[DataContractAttribute(Namespace="https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")] 
public sealed class CreateEntityRequest : OrganizationRequest

Example

The following example shows how to use this message. For this sample to work correctly, you must be connected to the server to get an IOrganizationService interface. For the complete sample, see the link later in this topic.

The _customEntityName value is “new_BankAccount”.

CreateEntityRequest createrequest = new CreateEntityRequest
{

 //Define the entity
 Entity = new EntityMetadata
 {
  SchemaName = _customEntityName,
  DisplayName = new Label("Bank Account", 1033),
  DisplayCollectionName = new Label("Bank Accounts", 1033),
  Description = new Label("An entity to store information about customer bank accounts", 1033),
  OwnershipType = OwnershipTypes.UserOwned,
  IsActivity = false,

 },

 // Define the primary attribute for the entity
 PrimaryAttribute = new StringAttributeMetadata
 {
  SchemaName = "new_accountname",
  RequiredLevel = new AttributeRequiredLevelManagedProperty(AttributeRequiredLevel.None),
  MaxLength = 100,
  FormatName = StringFormatName.Text,
  DisplayName = new Label("Account Name", 1033),
  Description = new Label("The primary attribute for the Bank Account entity.", 1033)
 }

};
_serviceProxy.Execute(createrequest);
Console.WriteLine("The bank account entity has been created.");

Dim createrequest As CreateEntityRequest = New CreateEntityRequest With {
 .Entity = New EntityMetadata With {
  .SchemaName = _customEntityName,
  .DisplayName = New Label("Bank Account", 1033),
  .DisplayCollectionName = New Label("Bank Accounts", 1033),
  .Description = New Label("An entity to store information about customer bank accounts", 1033),
  .OwnershipType = OwnershipTypes.UserOwned,
  .IsActivity = False},
 .PrimaryAttribute = New StringAttributeMetadata With {
  .SchemaName = "new_accountname",
  .RequiredLevel = New AttributeRequiredLevelManagedProperty(AttributeRequiredLevel.None),
  .MaxLength = 100,
  .Format = StringFormat.Text,
  .DisplayName = New Label("Account Name", 1033),
  .Description = New Label("The primary attribute for the Bank Account entity.", 1033)
 }
}
'Define the entity
' Define the primary attribute for the entity
_serviceProxy.Execute(createrequest)
Console.WriteLine("The bank account entity has been created.")

Remarks

Message Availability

For this message to work, the caller must be connected to the server.

Usage

Pass an instance of this class to the Execute method, which returns an instance of the CreateEntityResponse class.

Privileges and Access Rights

To perform this action, the caller must have the required privileges, as listed in CreateEntity Privileges.

Notes for Callers

When you programmatically create a custom entity, it does not appear in the application navigation pane unless you edit the SiteMap to display the entity in the location where you want it displayed. Alternatively, in the application edit the entity properties to set Areas that display this entity to the location where you want the entity displayed. For more information, see Change Application Navigation Using the SiteMap.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationRequest
    Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages.CreateEntityRequest

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 (All Versions), Windows 8 (All Versions)

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, ,Windows Server 2012, ,Windows 7 (All Versions),

Change History

See Also

Reference

CreateEntityRequest Members
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages Namespace
CreateEntityResponse

Other Resources

CreateEntity Privileges
Sample: Create and Update Entity Metadata
Introduction to Solutions

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